Bøger af Paul Heelas

Building on The New Age Movement (1996) and The Spiritual Revolution (2005), Spiritualities of Life serves to complete a trilogy of books that Paul Heelas has published with Blackwell. The primary aim of this volume is to explore the three main ways in which spirituality have been experienced, understood and valued in western settings.

Peter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field.

Contributions from 20 experts present predictions about the future of religion in the 21st century, based on careful analysis of the contemporary religious scene from traditional forms of Christianity to new spiritualities.

Addresses the most pressing question in the study of religion today: are new forms of spirituality overtaking traditional forms of religion? This book provides a theoretical perspective which explains both secularization and sacralization. It offers some predictions about the future of religion and spirituality in the west.

* Presents both modern and postmodern religious debates in one volume. * Includes newly commissioned contributions by recognised experts in this area. * Discusses religion, modernity and postmodernity from an international perspective. .